Buyer beware if you are in the market for that ‘purebred’ pup

Joe Konopka Last week at Londonderry’s Appletree Mall, I noticed a tiny white and tan dog surveying the parking lot from a car window. That little Bijon-like face and soft hairy body made it irresistible in the cuteness department. Its owner said it was a “Royal Shih Tzu.” That she had an AKC registration supporting [...]

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Cardigan Corgi Saves Life, Honored by Animal Planet

By Jack Fichter CAPE MAY — He is named for an Egyptian Pharaoh, stands only inches off the ground, has more than a passing interest in cookies and he saved the life of Marilyn Pharo. A Cardigan-Corgi dog by the name of King Tut was in the spotlight when a television crew producing a segment [...]

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How to Pick the Right Pooch from a Shelter

Be careful to try to assure you pick a pooch right for you and yours. Your new canine friend can come with some issues that require patience and special training. Some advantages of adopting a shelter dog You’re providing a much needed home for a homeless animal. Some 25-30 percent of shelter animals are purebreds. [...]

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Dog shows can give insight into breeds

Tony Barker Published Sunday, May 2, 2010 Have you ever watched a dog show and feel completely lost? Well, you are not alone. Many people have trouble understanding all the terminology used during a televised dog show or other canine event. The dog world, like any other specialized passion, has its own language and without [...]

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Trained dogs helping sniff out resurgent bedbugs

11:37 PM PDT on Sunday, April 18, 2010 By SARAH BURGE The Press-Enterprise Bedbugs have made a nationwide comeback in recent years, turning up in suburban homes, ritzy hotels, movie theaters, day care centers, hospitals and even a Southern California restaurant. But if you think bedbugs might be biting in your home, you don’t have [...]

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Corgi killed in a useless SWAT Raid

On my local radio station, 100.7 WMMS, the Rover Morning Glory show is furious over a story they did concerning a home being raided in the middle of the night and killing a Corgi. I will tell you the video can be heart wrenching over the sounds the Corgi first makes before they come back [...]

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AKC Inspector Impersonation in OHIO

Wendt Worth Corgis has  personally called AKC Investigations and Inspections Dept. at 1-919-816-3629 and talked w/a gal that did verify that they received a call on this and that the individuals had a description and plate number to the vehicle and has been advised to talk to authorities. She also said anyone of their inspectors [...]

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New dog and cat stamps issued to promote animal shelter adoption

May 4, 12:17 PMDenver Dog News ExaminerLarry Berreth One of the five dog stamps. USPS.com The U.S. post office issued a new set of ten first-class stamps this weekend, which feature portraits of dogs and cats to promote adoption from animal shelters. The new 44-cent stamps are part of the “Stamps to the Rescue” campaign, [...]

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North Royalton resident Carianne Burnley will release animal rescue game

By Sara Macho, Sun News May 01, 2010, 12:34PM Less than 20 percent of pets across the United States were adopted from animal rescue shelters. The remaining percentage are purchased from pet shops. North Royalton resident Carianne Burnley is trying to change that statistic and make people think ‘rescue’ when searching for a family pet. [...]

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Pet owners concerned with resistant heartworms

The increasing reports of heartworm-positive dogs in communities along the Mississippi River have spurred research into the preventative drugs’ failures and whether there could be heartworms that have become genetically resistant to the medications. “We always thought it was a compliance issue – that not every medicine works in every dog or that an owner [...]

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